The Effective Isotropic Moduli of Random Fibrous Composites, Platelet Composites, and Foamed Solids

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-173

  Rakow, Joseph F ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS (RVE); VOIGT BOUNDS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; FOAMS; INCLUSIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESSES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 1642289184     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376490490277286     Document Type: Article

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